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G. P. GOULDING.

COVER FOR INK BOTTLES.

Patented Nov. 12, 1889.

@XHinwoaa I Ll M UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE P. GOULDIN G, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO FREDERICK W. VOELKER, OF SAME PLACE.

COVER FOR INK-BOTTLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 414,699, dated November 12, 1889.

Application filed August 23, 1889. Serial No, 321,697. {No model.)

To all whom it may con/001 11,.-

lie it known that I, inonon P. GOULDING, of the city of Rochester, county of Monroe, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Covers for Ink-Bottles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full. clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and to figures and lettors of reference marked thereon.

My present invention has for its obj ect to provide an improved cover for ink-bottles, particularly that class adapted to remain normally closed, but arranged to be opened or removed by the movement of the operators hand in the act of dipping the pen in the ink, though equally well adapted for other uses; and the invention consists in certai n improvements and combinations of parts, all as will he hereinafter describeiil, and the novel features pointed out in the claims at the end of this specification.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention applied to an ink-bottle; Fig. 2, a top plan view: with the cover closed, showing in dotted lines the position occupied by the parts when opened; Fig. 3,a bottom plan view of the cover, showing the spring for closing it; Fig. 4,a front view, and Fig. 5 a view of a modification.

Similar letters of reference in the several figures denote similar parts.

The ink receptacle or bottle A may be of the ordinary or any preferred construction, though, as better illustrating one feature of the invention, I prefer to show it applied to a bottle having a substantiallyround neck, as this facilitates the attachment of the present form of device.

The frame or support of the cover consists,

side of this ring or support, if complete, is secured (or if a single piece of metal bent around the end forms) a laterally and upwardly extending arm 0, its upper end being preferably rounded, as at c, constituting a pivotal pin for the cover D, formed of two sections D D, arranged to swing laterally, one of them being provided with a short 5 5 flange (Z at its inner edge, adapted to overlap the other cover and form a tight joint, and the height of arm 0 is such that the coverscctions rest and slide upon the top of the ink-bottle; but as the supporting-ring can be moved up or down upon the bottle-neck the arm C can be made reasonably short.

I prefer to form or secure a small plate a. on the upper end of arm 0, forming a broad bearing for the cover-plates, allowing them to swing freely and preventing their bindin on their pivotal pin, and in order to secure them in position upon the pivot secure a small Washer on the pivotal pin above them. The cover-plates, instead of resting on the end of the bottle, can rest entirely upon and be supported by plate a, if desired.

'lhecover-plates are provided with recesses f in their proximate sides, formin an aperture tapered toward the pivot, and are held pressed together by a small spring g,preferably connected to pins g on the lower sides of: the two plates. Pivoted upon the arm C of the support is a lever F, having upon its lower end a small plate 71, while its upper end So is preferably slightly rounded and extends up in the opening formed by recesses ff, and as the spring operates to hold the plates together the outer lower end of the lever is raised, as in full lines, Fig. 1. The plate It on the lower end is preferably arranged in such relation to the cover as that it may be engaged by the little finger of the operators hand holding a pen that it is desired to dip in the ink. hen the operator presses upon 0 the lower end of the lever, the upper one is moved toward the pivot of the covers and the latter separated, as in Fig. 1, exposing the month of the ink-bottle and permitting the pen to be dipped, and when pressure on the lever is released the spring-drawing the covers over the bottles mouth, throws the upper end of the lever back to normal position between them and holds the lower end raised for another operation.

Instead of making the spring that closes the covers in spiral form, as shown, a spring such as shown in Fig. 5 could be used, being simply a coil of spring-wire around the coverpivot having its ends engaging the covers.

It will be understood that, if desired, a single cover instead of a double one could be employed, it being, of course, broad enough to cover the whole of the bottle-mouth,and the point of contact of the operating-lever being removed far enough from the pivot to cause the necessary movement to uncover the bottle. The herein-described cover is very simple and can be made very cheaply of sheet metal, as shown, and, further, is adapted to be applied to any ordinary inkbottle without the necessity of any special fitting other than the adjustment to the neck thereof; but it the spring-arms described are employed this will adjust itself. I

The use of covers on ink-bottles particularly is' desirable, as by far the larger portion of ink is lost by evaporation and by dust and dirt falling into it; but by the use of this invention this is obviated, and still there is no cover to be removed by a separate operation every time the user wishes to dip his pen, the arrangement of parts being such that in the very act of dipping it he first removes the cover.

Vhile this device is especially adapted for use in connection with ink-bottles, I do not wish to be confined to this, as with or without slight modifications it could be as well applied to receptacles of any kind.

I claim as my invention 1. The combination, with the support and a cover pivoted 011 a veitical pivot thereon and adapted to swing laterally, of a lever pivot-ed on a horizontal pivot on said support and engaging said cover to swing it, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with the support and a cover pivoted on a vertical pivot thereon and adapted to swing laterally, of a lever pivoted in a horizontal pivot on said support and engaging said cover to swing it and a springfor returning the cover to normal position si'ibstantially as described.

3. The combination, with the support and two co-operating covers pivoted on a vertical pivot thereon and adapted to swing laterally, of a lever pivoted on a horizontal pivot on said support and arranged between said covers for separating them, substantially as described.

4. The combination, with the support, two co-operating covers pivoted on a vertical pivot thereon and adapted to swing laterally, and a spring for drawing them together, of a lever pivoted on a horizontal pivot on said support and arranged between said covers for separating them, substantially as described.

5. The combination, with the ring-support having the laterally and upwardly projecting arm and a cover pivoted on said arm having an incline on one side and a spring for swinging it in one direction, of the lever pivoted on the arm, one end engaging said incline for moving the cover, substantially as described.

6. The combination, with the ring-support having the laterally and upwardly projecting arm and the two co-operating covers pivoted on said arm, having the inclines on their proximate sides, of the lever pivoted on the arm, one of its ends engaging said inclines, substantially as described.

7. The combination, with the ring-support having the laterally and upwardly projecting end and the cover pivoted thereon and adapted to swing laterally, of a lever pivoted on said arm and engaging the side of the cover to move it, substantially as described.

GEORGE P. GOULDING.

Witnesses:

FRED F. CHURCH, Z. L. DAvIs. 

